Liner



Feb. 12, 1935. A. E. F. MooNE LINER med may 4, 1931 atented'lfeb. E@@935 fr I Albert E. Manne,

mesne assignments,

This invention relates to liners and is especiallysuitableinpackingfruitor the like in baskets. The invention includes aliner having a novel arrangement of slots and locking tabs for joiningtogether two vends or two parts of a liner. Inthe form illustrated eachend of this liner is formed with a' Y while the otherv bar is beingfitted together.

Numerous objects are accomplished by this invention. A liner is providedwhich w'ill be thoroughly satisfactory without. the use of glue or anyother separate joining means. 'I'he liner may be packed iiat or in' twoor more parts and may be readily joined by the user. Once joined, theparts are securely anchored against longitudinal separation and sincelateral separation is prevented by theinmanner of use, the parts do notgive any 'appreciable amount .of trouble by coming apart.

With these and various other objects in view, the invention may consistci certain novel features of construction and operation, as will be morefully described and particularly pointed out in the speciiication,drawing and claims appended hereto.

In the drawing.- which illustrates an embodiment ofthe device, vandwherein like reference characters are'used to designate like parts,

Figure 1 is a view showing the liner after its ends have been joined, ina position for use;

Figure 2 is a detail drawing showing fragments of the two ends of theliner shown in Figure l;

and

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the two ends joined.

Although this invention may take many forms, only one has been chosenfor the purpose of illustration. Itshould be borne in mind that thesingle form of locking joint shown may be used equally well with theone-piece liner as illustrated, or with a liner made up of two or morepieces. If a two-piece liner were used there would be another jointsimilar to that shown, as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 1.

If a one-piece liner 10 is used, its two ends 12 and 14 must be joined.The end 12 has -at its` upper end, in the position shown, a tab 16. Thisvtab is cut -out from the liner itself by ordinary cuts on the sides 18,but on the other side by a double cut forming a slot 20. The end 14 o!the liner is preferably provided with a single `straight slot 24. Theslot 24 is of a depth substantially assiste.

iliNEn- Y ,Shicagm lill., assigner, by to The @arpenter-matt'- SalesQompany, Chicago, Ill.,7 a corporation et Colorado y appiicsuon'my i,193i, serial No. 534.7521

(ci. zii-si methods of procedure may be described as iollows: The corner36 forming one side of the slot 24 may be slipped under the tab 16 andslid upwardly until the tab 18 extends below the slot 24 so that the twoends are anchored against relative longitudinal movement. Before theparts are en- In joining the'ends one ofthe most convenient tirelyaligned vertically the tab 30 may be slid in any direction from left toright under the corner 38 forming part of the slot 34. l When the tab 30is thus slid as far as it will go to the right, the slot 32 will be inalignment with the slot 34 and as the slot 20 was already in alignmentwith the slot 24, the two parts may be relatively moved into verticalalignment. In the4 course of this move- ,ment, the tab 30 extends abovethe slot 34, thus preventing a movement oi the end 14 to the leftrelative to the end 12. OI course,` an expert will probably learn toslide both tabs in at the same time.

In this iinal position, locked top and bottom against relativelongitudinal movement in either direction. -As the ends of the slots areseated against one another the upward movement oi? the end 14 relativeto the end 12 is also prevented. The liner is now ready for use in theusual manner in the course yof which it is fitted on the facing form andfilled the ends are securelyV the liner, the assembly is inverted andthe facing form is removed, leaving the fruit and liner -within thebasket.

It should be noted that the relations of tabv 16, slot 24, tab 30 andslot 34 are preferably such that tab 30 can slide longitudinally in`slot38 even after tab 18 has become locked against such movement in slot24.In the illustrated form, 4slots 24 and 34 areof the same length, but tab30 is not quite as high as tabl 18. This makes it possible tojinsert onetab to a locking position and let it hold itself while the other tab isbeing maneuvered into its slot.

It is to be understood bodiments of the invention, including some inimproved form, will be apparent, and in the course of time-more will bedevised by those skilled 'in the art. It is not desired that thisinvention be limited to tlie details described, for its scope includesall such forms or limproven'ients as'come within the spirit ot thefollowing claims, con= strued as broadly as the prior art will permit.

What is claimed is:

l. A liner having two ends adapted to be joined by interlocking, one ofsaid ends having a vertically extending slot at its upper edge and avertically projecting tab at its lower edge, and the other of said endshaving a similar tab at its upper edge and a similar slot at its Vloweredge, both said upper and said lower sets of a tab and a slot beingadapted to interlock, by vertical move-` ment of the tab past the slot.I

2. A liner having two ends adapten to be 1eme by interlocking, one ofsaid ends having a verti` cally extending slot at its upper edge and avertieally projecting tab at its lower edge, the other of said endshaving a similar tab atY its upper edge and a similar slot at its loweredge, both said upper and said lower of said tabs and slots beingadapted to interlock, each tab being in part formed by a slot adjacentthereto andi adapted to receive that portion of the other end of theWAVliner at the base of said first mentioned slots,

by vertical movement of the tab past the slot.

' V3. A liner having two ends adapted to be joined', and having formedin said ends upper and lower sets of interlocking tabs and slots adaptedto prevent relative longitudinal movement' of the ends of the liner, therelative vertical position at which longitudinal locking takes placebeing diierent as to the two sets, so that one set may be longitudinallylocked While the other is being longitudinally adjusted.

4. A liner having two ends adapted to be'joined,

.one of said ends having a slot at its upper edge and a tab at its loweredge, the other of said ends having a tab at its upper edge and a slotat its lower edge, both said upper and said lower of said tabs and slotsbeing adapted to interlock, each tab being in part formed by a slotadjacent thereto and adapted to receive that portion 'of theother endofthe liner at the base of said ilrst mentioned slots, the relative sizesof said various slotsv and-tabs being such that one set may be lockedagainst longitudinal movement while the other set is being slidlongitudinally into engagement.

5. A liner having two ends adapted to be joined, one of said ends havinga slot at its upper edge and a tab at its lower edge, the other of saidends havingv a tab at-its upper edge and a. slot at its lower edge, bothsaid upper and said lower of said tabs and slots being'adaptedt'ointerlock,

each tab being in part formed by a slot adjacent thereto and adapted toreceive that portion of the other end of the liner at the base of 'saidrst mentioned slots, the^ relative sizes of. said various slots and tabsbeing such that one set may be locked against longitudinal movementwhile the other set is being slid longitudinally into engagement; saidvslots* and tabs being so shaped that the two ends may be joined withoutsharp distortion of, the tabs and without 'elongation of the slots, andsaid tabs when thusjoied extending transversely a substantial distancepast the longitudinal edges of said slots.

6.' A liner having two ends adapted to be joined, having formed vin saidends VVupper and lower sets of interlocking slots, all of said slotsextending vertically and the two slots of eachset being open at oppositeends, whereby each slot may two open at opposite ends, whereby .eachslot may straddle the closed end of the other slot to prevent relativelongitudinal movement of the two ends of the liners,v both of the slotson each end of the liner being'opened inthe` same direction so that bothsets of 'slots may be interlocked by a vertical movement in'onedirection of one end of the liner as a whole. y

8. A liner having two ends adapted to be joined, having formed in saidends'upper and lower sets of interlocking slots,- all of saidjslotsextending verticallyv and the two slots of each set being open atopposite ends,whereby each slot may straddle the closed end of the otherslotto preventrelative longitudinal movement of the two ends of theliners, both oi .the slots on each end of the liner being opened in thesame direction so that both sets-of slots may be interlocked by avertical movement inone direction of one end of the liner as a whole,the spacing of said slots being such that in such vertical movement oneset of slots interlocks b'efore the other, whereby the.

after theV having yformed in said ends upper and lower sets ofinterlocking slots, all of said slots .extending vertically and the twoslots of each set being open at opposite ends, .whereby each slot maystraddle the closed end of the other slot to prevent relativelongitudinal 'movement ofthe two ends -of the liners, both of the slotson each end of the liner being opened in the same direction so that bothsets of slotsmay be interlocked by Va vertical movement in one directionof one end of the liner as a whole, the distance from the closed end ofyone slot to the open end of the other than the corresponding distanceonthe other end of the liner to permit the adjustment of one set ofslots afterthe'other is interlocked.

' `ALBERT El F.

